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Letter from the Editor | Network Analysis Kit | Virtualization Webcast | YouTube Channel
Video Tutorial | Product Tips and Tricks | Upcoming Events

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Happy 2010!

Thank you for making our monthly Webinar series a success. Beginning with our February Webinar, you’ll be able to listen to the live Webinar via your computer – no more expensive long distance calls for our International attendees. In case you missed our live webinar last week “The Blind Spot in Virtual Networks: Seeing with Network Analysis,” be sure to watch the OnDemand Webcast now available. Also, mark the date for our February 18, 2010 Webinar, “Cloud Computing – the Demise of Network Analysis” and register today.

Our YouTube channel is growing – from educational shorts to product demos. Be sure to check it out and subscribe if you like what you see!

Other changes to how we communicate with you are coming as well. We’ll be doing some spring cleaning of our subscription lists. If you want to continue to receive Peeks Newsletter, please subscribe to ensure your subscription is uninterrupted. We dislike spam as much as you do and we’ll be suspending subscriptions that have been inactive for over 6 months.

Sincerely,

Eden Hensley
Director of Marketing Communication

INFO KIT: Network Analysis

With the introduction of NetFlow and similar flow-based technologies, solutions based on flow-based data have become the most popular methods of network monitoring. While effective, flow-based network monitoring has a significant limitation – it lacks the depth of data to perform true root-cause analysis.

As a network professional, it's not enough to be focused on network failures. You need to be able to assure network and application performance. And yesterday's tools can leave you playing the blame game.

Download this complimentary Network Analysis Information Kit, and:

1. Review a framework for evaluating performance monitoring and management initiatives
2. Learn the differences between Network Monitoring and Network Monitoring for Analysis

Stop playing; learn how Root-Cause Analysis shines the light on what’s really happening. Register to download your Network Analysis Information Kit.

WEBCAST: The Blind Spot in Virtual Networks: Seeing with Network Analysis

The move towards virtual servers is no longer just a trend. As IT budgets and staff shrink, virtualization has become a way of life in the data center, reducing the cost of equipment, management and even utilities. However, it’s not just servers, but the entire network infrastructure that is being virtualized, creating realities in network analysis that must be addressed. Network virtualization creates a blind spot – a loss of visibility into traffic between virtual applications when using traditional network analysis products and techniques. In this webcast, we dissect this problem and demonstrate ways to overcome these network blind spots.

Specific topics include:

• Describing the cause of virtual network blind spots
• Network analysis from a VMware workstation
• Network analysis with VMware ESX

You will also learn how to:

1. Establish goals for virtual network analysis
2. Define hardware requirements to meet analysis goals
3. Configure your virtual network for the realities of network analysis

Click here to view the OnDemand webcast.

YOUTUBE CHANNEL VIDEOS

Check out the latest videos posted to our YouTube Channel!

Root-Cause Analysis Using OmniPeek Network Analyzer

Jay Botelho walks you through a forensics search using packets archived on a remote Omnipliance.

Running time: 6:49
Watch Now.

Detecting a Fingerprinted Attack: MSBlaster Worm - Network Analysis with WildPackets OmniPeek

See how OmniPeek Network Analyzer can detect a malware attack before it spreads throughout your network.

Running time: 2:07
Watch Now.